Wardrobe-trunk.



S. H. LESNlKOWSKI.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1919.

1,326,516. Patented Dec. 30,1919,

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S. H. LESNIKOWSK WARDROBE TRUNK.

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Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

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SZYMON I-I. LESNIKO'WSKI, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

Application filed June 13, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SzYMoN H. LESNI- nowsnr, a citizen of Poland, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in lVardrobe-Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk embodying a rigid base section and a foldable upper wardrobe section which is adapted to have the sides and ends thereof folded beneath the cover of the wardrobe section and lowered upon the base section when it is desired to transport the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk in which the base section is capable of carrying a large quantity of wearing apparel in a neatly folded condition with the wardrobe section folded in compact arrangement thereabove and constituting the upper wall. of the trunk, and being capable of being moved to a set-up position to overlie the base section and to permit the contents of the base to be sus pended therein.

A further object of the invention resides in the novel arrangement of folding the wardrobe part of the device to lie superposed upon the base section of the container with cooperating locking means carried by the wardrobe top and the upper end of the base section.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described in connection with the accom panying drawings, and in which like reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views,

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a wardrobe trunk partially broken away and partially shown in section with the swinging doors of the wardrobe section open,

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of a wardrobe trunk constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig, 3 is a verti al cross sectional view taken on line III-Jill: of Fig. 2 showing the cleats for supporting the end walls of the wardrobe section with the locking members for retaining the same in set-up position,

Fin. 4 is a front elevational view of the wardrobe trunk in collapsed or folded 'posi tionwith the upper end of the front wall Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Serial No. 303,984.

of the base section partially broken away to illustrate the folded sides and ends of the wardrobe section,

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line V V of Fig. 4: showing the manner of supporting the folded sides and ends of the wardrobe section,

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view, partially broken away, taken on line VIVI of 2 showing the double hinge connection between the side walls ofthe wardrobe section,

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the wardrobe section of the trunk with the front walls swung inwardly to lie adjacent the end walls for collapsing the wardrobe section,

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical sectional view of a portion of the device showing the front and side walls folded and partially swung upon the hinge connection of the side wall to their collapsed position, and

Figs. 9 and 10 are detail sectional views taken on line IXIX of Fig. 2 showing the front wall of the trunk section in closed and fully open positions, respectively.

The present invention aims to provide a wardrobe trunk that is capable of being folded during transportation with the folded sections of the wardrobe part being entirely positioned at the upper end of the base trunk section so as not to occupy any of the interior space of the trunk and which may be set up when the destination is reached so that the garments contained in the trunk may be easily and quickly suspended in the wardrobe section to hang over said trunk, and further, wherein the wardrobe section is rigidly supported over the trunk and being designed to present a complete wardrobe appearance. With these objects in view, the present construction has been designed and comprises in detail a base section embodying a bottom wall 1, end walls 2 and a front and rear wall 3 and 4 respectively, and the upper end of the base trunk section being; entirely open and adapted to be closed by the wardrobe section superposed thereover. The usual form of trunk hand grips 5 is secured exteriorly of the ends 2 as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 6 for purposes of transporting the trunk.

The upper wardrobe section includes a cover or top wall 6 of rectangular formation, carrying end depending flanges 7 and 8 and a frontiflange 9 of substantially the same length while a slightly longer depending flange is carried by the rear edge of the cover 6 as shown more clearly in Figs. 1 and 3, I

The inner edge of the end flange 7 is rabbeted as illustrated in Fig, 1, into which rabbet, the upper. edge of the side wall 11 is adapted to be received, the same being hinged as at 12 to the inner edge of said flange and being capable of vertical swinging movement. The opposite side wall 11 is hinged to the lower edge of the flange 8, and when folded overlies the other side wall. Front door sections 18 are connected to the front edges of the side walls 11 by vertical hinges 14 and are adapted to swing in horizontal planes as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the hingesbeing of a type as illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 to permit the front door sections 13 to swing inwardly and lie adjacent the end walls 11 and also capable of being swung to a fully open position as illustrated in Fig. 10 for purposes presently to appear.

Therear wall of the trunk section'embodies upper and lower panels 15 and 16 secured together by the horizontal hinges 17 while the upper edge of the panel section 15 is secured to the lower edge of the relatively longer depending flange 10 by horizontal hinges 18.

When the wardrobe section is in its set up position as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the lower ends of the end walls 11 are supported upon the ledge 19 carried by the end walls 2 of the trunk and slightly spaced from the upper ends thereof, means being provided for retaining the end'walls 11 securely seated upon the ledges including registering recesses 20 and 21 formed in the ledge'and adjacent edge of the end wall 11 respectively with cleats 22 hinged in the recess 20 and adapted to be moved into'the recess 21 to prevent movement of the end wall 11 relative to such ledge, it being understood that a similar fastening means is provided at each side of the trunk. The ledges support and retain the end walls 11 in set up position while grooves 28 similar to the grooves 21 are formed in the lower edges of the panel sections 16 for the reception of cleats 24 carried by the wall 4 of the lower section which will prevent inward swinging movement of said panel sections. 1

Assuming that the wardrobe trunk is in its complete set-up position and'it being desired to collapse the wardrobe section to the position shown in Figs. 4: and 5 for end walls. The locking cleats 22 are then operated to permit the end walls 11 to swing upon their hinges 12 and away from the supporting ledges 19 as shown in Fig. 8, and with continued swinging movement, the same will be moved to the position shown in Fig. 4 to lie adjacent the cover 6 of the wardrobe section and with the opposite end walls and front door sections lying in overlapped relations as is illustrated. The cleats 241 are then moved to release the rear wall panel section 16 to permit the upper panel 15 to swing inwardly upon the horizontal hinges 18 with a subsequent folding of the panel 16 upon the hinges 17 in the opposite direction with the panel sections 15 and l6 folded in superposed relations as illustrated in Fig. 4. When so arranged, the wardrobe section is lowered upon the trunk section with the end walls and front door sections supported by the ledges 19 as illustrated in Fig. 5 while the rear panel sections are supported upon the brackets 26 carried by the end walls and slightly spaced below the ledges 19 as illustrated in Figs. 4c and 5, and when so arranged, the hasp section 27 of an ordinary trunk lock, carried by the front flange 9 of the cover, is received in the keeper section 28' of said lock that is carried by the central upper edge of the front wall 8 of the trunk section. In this position, the device is in its folded arrangement ready for transportation and with the articles contained therein, the same may be safely transported without injury thereto or to the wardrobe section.- l/Vhen the wardrobe trunk has reached its destination and it is desired to open the same to its set-up posi tion, the trunk lock 27 and 28 is opened and the cover section 6 of the wardrobe elevated. to the desired height while the rear panel sections 15 and 16 of the wardrobe are unfolded and moved to the position in Fig. 1 while the end walls 11 are lowered to have the lower ends thereof supported upon the ledges 19 with a subsequent locking of the cleats 22 in the recesses 21 of said ends. The front door sections 13 are then moved upon their hinges 14 to assume the position shown in Fig. 10 at which time, the garments contained in the trunk may be easily suspended from the sides and rear panel sections of the wardrobe sections and the door sections 13 then moved to their closed positions and locked as indicated at 25 in Fig. 6.

While I have shown and described what is believed to be the preferable embodiments of my invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the form, combination and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is ri l. A wardrobe trunk comprising a base trunk section, awardrobe section superposed thereover comprising a cover depending flanges carried thereby, a two-part rear wall hinged to one of the cover flanges and adapted to swing in a vertical plane, end walls hinged to the cover flanges adapted to swing in vertical planes and front door sections hinged to the front edges of the end walls adapted to swing in horizontal planes, supporting means for the end walls carried by the base trunk section when either set up 01' in folded positions, and means carried by the end walls of the trunk section for supporting the rear wall when the same is folded and located beneath the aforesaid supporting means.

2. A wardrobe trunk comprising a base trunk section and an upper wardrobe section including a cover,-end walls and a rear Wall hinged thereto to swing in vertical directions front door sections hinged to said end walls and adapted when folded to lie juxtaposed to said end walls with the end and front wall sections folded within the said cover, supporting means for said folded sections, the rear wall of the wardrobe section adapted to be folded and to lie spaced beneath said supporting means and independent supporting means for said folded rear wall carried by the end walls of the trunk section and located below the aforesaid supporting means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SZYMON H. LESNIKOWSKL 

